EXETER Unchosen Film Campaign 2011: Ghosts (Directed by Nick Broomfield)

Date: Monday 12 July, 5.15pm  
Venue: Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Grandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS 
Admission: free

FILM: Ghosts (Directed by Nick Broomfield): A young Chinese girl from Fujian pays to be smuggled into the UK illegally. Once in the UK she becomes another one of the 3 million migrant workers who are now the bedrock of our British economy. On February 5th 2004, 23 Chinese workers drowned in Morecambe Bay, leaving their familes in China to pay off debts of £500,000.

Introduced by:
Stella Brock, the Lord Mayor of Exeter.

Post-film Q&As:
Film Director Nick Broomfield (via live Skype link).
Detective Inspector Dave Dales (Devon & Cornwall Constabulary)..
Gemma Wolfes - Campaigns Officer, Anti-Slavery International

Preventing Workplace Exploitation - What lessons can the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) offer policymakers?

Date: Monday 11 July, 5.30-6.30pm  
Venue: Committee Room 1, Palace of Westminster, London, SW1A 0PW 
Admission: free

The Gangmasters Licensing Authority has proven to be an effective mechanism for preventing the exploitation of temporary workers in agriculture, forestry, horticulture, shellfish gathering, food and drink processing and packaging. However in other industries - particularly in hospitality, care and construction - enforcement of workplace regulations and employment law remains patchy and the exploitation of vulnerable workers by rogue employment agencies is still evident. As the  Department for Business, Innovation and Skills conducts a review into better workplace rights enforcement, it is timely to consider the significant achievements of the GLA in protecting vulnerable workers from exploitative labour brokers.

Speakers from the GLA, Tesco and Oxfam will share their experience of regulation in different sectors and ask how policy-makers can protect vulnerable workers and create a “level playing field” that will allow legitimate employment businesses and those that use their services to compete fairly within the law.

Please email Neill Wilkins at The Institute for Human Rights and Business to confirm attendance neill.wilkins@institutehrb.org and bring the event invitation with you

Protecting young domestic workers from abuse and exploitation

Date: Wednesday 1 June, 1-3pm  
Venue: Geneva, Palais Des Nations, Room XXII 
Admission: free

The event aims to raise awareness about the situation of child domestic workers. It will provide an opportunity to discuss how the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other human rights standards and mechanisms can be used to address this crucial issue, and how grassroots efforts can be supported by the UN Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery.

In addition to leading international experts, the event will include testimonies from former child domestic workers who have escaped exploitation and are now advocating for their rights.

Chair:
H.E.M. Christian Guillermet-Fernández - Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations Office at Geneva

Speakers:
Mr Hatem Kotrane - Member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
Voices of child domestic workers - former child domestic workers from Costa Rica, the Philippines and Tanzania
Ms Myrtle Witbooi - Chair of the International Domestic Workers’ Network (IDWN)

Access to Justice and Compensation for Trafficked Persons

Date: Tuesday 31 May, 12.45-14.45  
Venue: Geneva, Palais Des Nations, Room XXV 
Admission: free

Opening remarks:
Ms Navi Pillay – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
H.E. Ambassador Reinhard Schweppe – Permanent Representative of Germany to the UN

Moderator:
H.E. Ambassador Evan P. Garcia – Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the UN

Speakers:
Ms Joy Ngozi Ezeilo – UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children
Ms Mariana Katzarova – Senior Advisor on Anti-Trafficking Issues, OSCE/ODIHR
Mr Nicolas Le Coz – Chair, GRETA, Council of Europe
Ms Marieke van Doorninck – La Strada International
Ms Klara Skrivankova – Anti-Slavery International

Like a Man on Earth

Date: Tuesday 10 May, 6pm  
Venue: Rich Mix cinema, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA
Admission: free

Giving voice to the North African refugees living in Rome, the documentary "Like a Man on Earth" provides a direct insight into the brutal ways in which Libya, aided by Italian and European funds, has controlled the immigration from Africa into Europe.
MRN is organising this exclusive film screening at the Rich Mix theatre in East London on 10 May at 6pm followed by a panel discussion with leading experts speaking about the current situation in Libya and Europe's response to it. The panel will include Anti-Slavery Internaitonal's Trafficking Programme Officer Klara Skrivankova.

Unchosen Film Festival: Fashion's Dirty Secret

Date: Wednesday 11 May, 2pm-5.30pm  
Venue: Nottingham Trent University, Newton Building, Lecture Theatre 2, Burton Street, Nottingham NG1 4BU
Admission: free

Secret filming is carried out inside a number of Leicester textiles factories and suppliers. The footage shows the poor treatment and illegally low pay of workers as they make clothes destined for major fashion retailers. The working conditions are dangerous, poorly ventilated, dirty and cramped. Filming exposes shocking practices, existing right here in modern Britain.

Introduced by: Deputy Chief Constable Chris Eyre

Post-film panel:
Parosha Chandran - Human Trafficking Barrister
Jim Laird - Trafficking Services Team Leader, Migrant Helpline
Klara Skrivankova - Trafficking Programme Coordinator, Anti-Slavery International
Liam Vernon - Deputy head of the United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre

Panel discussion: ‘Home Alone – Ending domestic slavery and human trafficking’

Date: Saturday 14th May, 2–4.30pm (free refreshments and Home Alone exhibition viewing from 2pm, panel discussion at 3pm) 
Venue: International Slavery Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 4AX
Admission: free

Millions of domestic workers around the world, including children, suffer from exploitation and slavery. Even in the UK many are trafficked and are forced to work excessively long hours, often facing serious abuse. Please join our fantastic panel to find out more about how you can support the Home Alone campaign to end domestic slavery.

Speakers include:
· Louise Ellman MP (Local MP for Liverpool Riverside and  member of Parliamentary Human Trafficking group)
· Aidan McQuade, Director of Anti-Slavery International
· Pete Pattison (Renowned photographer who has documented the struggle of domestic workers in the UK, Haiti and the Middle East)
· Marissa Begonia, Justice for domestic workers (A group of domestic workers who campaign for their rights in the UK)

Birds Eye View Film Festival

Date: 8-17 March 2011
Venue: BFI Southbank, ICA & Southbank Centre
Admission: check the website for specific events
More information: http://www.birds-eye-view.co.uk/3143/overview/birds-eye-view-film-festival-2011.html
The festival showcases the most inspiring, enchanting and challenging work by international women filmmakers.

"unchosen - Bristol University Film Season"

Showing issues around human trafficking

Date: Monday 21 March and Thursday 24 March 2011
Venue: Redland Park URC Church (Monday) Manor Hall, Clifton (Thursday), Bristol
Admission: Free

Monday: Victoria Terminus
brings to life the link between poverty and trafficking. Following the street children of Mumbai, the film highlights the extreme vulnerability of the real-life ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, when basic survival becomes a daily challenge. Hungry, used and abused; is there anyone the children can trust? This is your stop… Welcome to India’s trouble station.,.

Thursday: Britain’s Secret Slaves. Slavery was abolished in the 19th Century… wasn’t it? Britain’s Secret Slaves exposes a slave industry still flourishing in Britain today. Forced to work long hours, seven days a week, for little or no pay, their passports taken away, abused by their employers. Experience how many domestic workers live in Britain’s land of hope and glory.
Post film panel discussion with Anti-Slavery's Campaign Officer Gemma Wolfes among others.
More information:www.unchosen.org.uk

Human Rights Watch Film Festival - justice and accountability

Date: 24 March - 1 April 2011
Venue: ICA, Curzon Soho & Ritzy cinemas, London
Admission: check the website for specific events
More information: http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/london/2011
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to London with a programme of six documentaries, a drama and a short film set to inspire, inform and trigger debate on justice in its many different forms, and raise complex issues surrounding accountability.

FAIR TRADE FORTNIGHT PANEL DISCUSSION at LSE

Date: 9th March 2011, 18.30
Venue: NAB (New Academic Building), Room 2.08, London School of Economics
Admission: Free
More information This panel discussion will feature three people working directly in the field: Catherine Rennie of Traidcraft, the UK’s largest fair trade organization, Julia Hawkins from Ethical Trading Initiative, an alliance of organizations working to improve producer conditions globally and Shannon Sutton, an independent speaker who has worked with a variety of fair trade organizations in Peru and Canada. They will talk about their experiences and challenges in seeking a fairer deal for producers in the trading system.

Talk on modern-day slavery, Cambridge University

Date: 9th March 2011, 18.30
Venue: Latimer Room, Clare College, Cambridge
Admission: Free
More information: Our Campaigns Officer Gemma Wolfes will discuss the prevalence of slavery in the modern world. She will talk about Anti-Slavery’s campaigns against child slavery in the Uzbekistan cotton industry and to lobby the UK to enter the EU anti-trafficking directive. She will also talk about working for an NGO, for anyone interested in this career path.
This event is co-hosted by the Cambridge University Anti-Slavery Society and the Cambridge Hub, as part of the Hub's Lent series.

"STOLEN PEOPLE, STOLEN DREAMS"

Date: 9th March 2011, 16.30
Venue: Piazza, Ramphal Building, R0.21, University of Warwick
Admission: Free
More information: Join Wawick STOP at the Launch of National Anti-Trafficking Day on 9th March 2011 as a part of the International Women's Week 2011 for a conference on the realities of women trafficking in the UK. Speakers include Julie Bindel, journalist, The Guardian; Abigail Stepnitz, Director of the Poppy Project; Dr. Tsachi Keren Paz, Professor University of Keele and David Gilnutt, Head of UK Human Trafficking Centre.
Drinks Reception after the conference followed by a Candle Lighting Vigil in the Memory of the Victims of Trafficking.

Dance for change

Date: 4th February 2011
Venue: 'The Venue’, 1st floor ULU Building, Malet Street, Russell Square, WC1E 7H
Admission: £13.50 Discounted Online Prepayment, £15 On the Door
More information on Dance For Change facebook page. Also, see the trailer

Dance for Change group has teamed up with over 10 prestigious dance companies, groups, and schools throughout London to bring you our second charity dance show FREEDOM DANCE. Proceeds are being donated to Anti-Slavery International and CCLG to provide young children with a hope for the future. Don’t miss out on this spectacular event!

Silverstone Half Marathon

Date: 6th March 2011
Venue: Sliverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
More information: www.adidashalfmarathon.com

Half marathon at the legendary Silverstone motor racing Circuit. Over 7000 individuals take on 13.1 miles in what promises to be an enjoyable and memorable experience.

If you want to be one of them then we still have places left, please email Jakub Sobik at j.sobik@antislavery.org.

CALL MR. ROBESON - A LIFE, WITH SONGS

Date: From 4th to 23rd January 2011 
Venue: Theatro Technis, Camden, London
Admission: £10/£8 (2 for 1 on 4 -6 and 11 and 18)
Information: http://home.btconnect.com/theatrotechnics/framset/HomePage.html andwww.callmrrobeson.com

Play about the life of Paul Robeson - great singer, actor and civil rights campaigner. It features some famous songs and speeches, including a dramatic rendition of Ol'Man River, and a spectacularly defiant testimony to the Senate House Un-American Committee.
The show on 4th January will be played in support of Anti-Slavery International.

African Odysseys: Besouro - win free tickets!

Date: 18th December 2010
Venue: BFI Southbank

Anti-Slavery International in collaboration with the BFI is offering supporters the chance to win three free tickets to Brazilian film ‘Besouro’ on Saturday 18 December at 2pm.

As part of the African Odyssey’s series this action drama, set in rural Brazil during the 1920s, follows the story of a legendary capoerista who seeks revenge for the murder of his master and fights against racism in his neighbourhood. The choreography is by Huen-Chiu Ku, who worked on The Matrix sequels and both Kill Bill films, and the score includes music from Gilberto Gil. The film will be followed by a discussion.

Capoeira is today recognised by the UN as a unique Afro-Brazilian martial art developed by African slaves in Brazil in the colonial period.

To win FREE tickets answer this question:
To which present-day African country does the most dance-infused form of capoeira owe its name?

Send answers to filmcompetitions@bfi.org.uk with ‘Slavery’ in the subject header.

For more information on the film click here

The competition ends 15th December

unchosen film festival against trafficking

Date: From 19th October - 16th November
Venue: Colston Hall in Bristol, The Forum in Bath, and Keele University
Admission: Free admission to Bath and Keele venues, £2 to Bristol
Information: http://www.unchosen.org.uk

Unchosen is the only film festival in the UK that concentrates solely on human trafficking, and incorporates discussion and Q & As with the Directors. The festival aims to make people aware that slavery still exists in the 21st century, and to show them how they can get involved in stamping it out.

home alone: end domestic slavery exhibition

Date: From 10th September 2010 
Venue: International Slavery Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool
Admission: Free (open daily 10am-5pm)
Information: www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ism/exhibitions/homealone/

In partnership with the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool this new exhibition highlights the exploitation and abuse of domestic workers in the UK and around the world and supports Anti-Slavery International's Home Alone campaign calling on the International Labour Organization to adopt a new Convention on domestic work in 2011.

urban green fair

SLAVERY REMEMBRANCE DAY AT THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Date: Monday 23rd August, 11.00am  - 4.00pm
Venue: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, SE10 9NF
Admission: Free
Information: Click here

This event marks an important historical moment and aims to commemorate the courage and sacrifice of the people of Haiti who began their fight for freedom on this day in 1791. Discover how this event changed world history through live performance, poetry, workshops, music, dance, story-telling and talks on rare historic objects.

SLAVERY REMEMBRANCE DAY FESTIVAL AT THE INTERNATIONAL SLAVERY MUSEUM 

Date: Monday 23rd August, 11.00am - 4.00pm
Venue: International Slavery Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 4AX
Admission: Free
Information: http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/events/slavery-remembrance-day_events.aspx

Liverpool's annual Slavery Remembrance Day festival commemorates the lives of millions of enslaved Africans but also celebrates the resistance, rebellion and revolution that ended the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The day's programme will include live music, community showcases and cultural crafts.